William was born in Tennessee
abt. 1823. The earliest I have found him is in 1850 in
Jersey County, Illinois census, where he was listed as
William Canady, a shoemaker. He is living with his wife
Betzey J., and children Manerva J. and John. His brothers
Hugh, Washington, and John are living two farms
away.

In 1860 William is living with a
new wife Jane. His children Manerva J. and John W. are
living with them and he has a new daughter Mary A. His
brothers Hugh and John and his sister Mary Anderson and her
family also lived close to Martins Creek, Worth
Twp.,Lawrence County, Arkansas in the 1860s.

In 1870, William and wife Jane
are living in Hazzlewood Twp., Webster County, Missouri.
All his children are still living with them and he has a new
son Rufus G. His brother John is living six farms
away.

In 1880, William was in Logan
Twp., Wayne County, Missouri. He is a widower with his two
youngest children Mary A., and Rufus G. living with him.
His sister Mary Anderson and her family are living in Benton
Twp., of the same county.

Continuing
Research;

I still have not been
able to locate William on the 1840 Federal census. I also
have never been able to find him in the 1900 Federal census,
I suspect he died before the census.

I am still looking for
census and family information for William's children and to
locate the final resting place for William. I have found
some information for Canady's in Stodard County in 1900, but
am having trouble connecting them to William.

Thank you for
visiting my page, if you find you are related and would like
to contribute, or become a researcher, please drop me a
line...Audie Canida, Great Grandnephew of William
Canady\Kennedy, Jr.